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Latter Day Saint missionaries -- Germany -- Diaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Abraham H. Cannon journals, 1881-1895

 Sub-Series — Carton 2: Series 1; Series 2, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 1 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains excerpts from the daily journal of Abraham H. Cannon. Materials are transcripts and photocopies of original journals. Includes experiences from his mission in England, Germany, and Switzerland, as well as details from his time serving as a president of a Quorum of the Seventy and in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Dated 1881-1895.

Dates: 1881-1895

Burgess family diaries

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225526695]
Identifier: MSS 3336
Scope and Contents Contains a typescript of journals kept by Rhoda Ann Dykes Burgess from 1881-1900 in Pine Valley, Utah, including pedigree charts, maps, and photographs (approximately 400 pages); two original journals of Ernest Hungate Burgess, Rhoda Ann's son, kept from 1899-1903 and 1904, while he was attending the Cedar City Branch Normal School, as well as bound photocopies of those journals with additional photographs (approximately 200 pages); and one original journal kept by Ernest Hungate Burgess...
Dates: 1881-1905

Calvin Schwartz Smith and Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith personal papers, 1906-1976

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains papers related to the personal life and accomplishments of Smith, and his wife Lucile. Includes awards and certificates for Calvin, and documents related to Lucile receiving the Utah Mother of the Year Award. Also includes letters from Philo T. Farnsworth and Victor L. Brown, and the missionary diary of Calvin. Dated 1906-1976.

Dates: 1906-1976

Calvin Schwartz Smith and Ethel Lucile Dimond Smith photographs, approximately 1890-1956

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs taken or collected by Smith. Includes photographs and postcards from Smith's missionary service in Germany as well as his service as chaplain in World War I. Also includes images of Hyrum Mack Smith's graveside, Smith at Carthage Jail with Sydney B. Sperry, and the Calvin Smith family with his mother, Mary Taylor Schwartz Smith. Includes a family scrapbook and some negatives from the C. R. Savage Studio. Dated approximately 1890-1956.

Dates: approximately 1890-1956

Calvin Schwartz Smith artifacts, approximately 1914-1930

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains artifacts owned and used by Calvin Schwartz Smith. Dated approximately 1914-1930.

Dates: approximately 1914-1930

Calvin Schwartz Smith chaplain papers, 1917-1926

 Series
Identifier: MSS 8922 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains records related to Smith's service as chaplain during World War I. Contains a blessing given by his father prior to his military service, an order book, three volumes of reminiscenses, a dog tag, a roster of soldiers from Utah in Smith's division, correspondence, and miscellaneous documents. Dated 1917-1926.

Dates: 1917-1926

Lewis M. Cannon journal

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197225546677]
Identifier: MSS 3798
Scope and Contents

Lewis M. Cannon's journal covers the period from March 8, 1889 to October 20, 1889, the final months of Cannon's mission to Europe. Although much of the journal discusses his activities in Hamburg and Berlin, Germany, Lewis travelled frequently, reaching 22 cities in Germany and Bohemia during the period. The journal concludes with his sea journey through England and Ireland en route to the United States aboard the ship Nevada.

Dates: 1889

Donald Q. Cannon mission journals, 1957-1959

 Sub-Series — Carton 1: Series 1, Folder: 1-4
Identifier: MSS 6154 Series 1 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains three mission journals, written by Donald Q. Cannon while on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the North German Mission. Also contains a transcript of the journals. Dated 1957-1959.

Dates: 1957-1959

Doyle S. Jensen journal

 Digital Record
Identifier: MSS6189_B1_F4
Dates: 1908-1928

Doyle S. Jensen journal, 1908-1928

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197232503331], Folder: 4
Identifier: MSS 6189
Scope and Contents

Contains the mission journals of Doyle S. Jensen that cover the time he served as an missionary in Germany. The journal also covers briefly his 1928 mission to California.

Dates: 1908-1928